DWP Digital
Senior Data Engineer
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Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer / Data Platform Lead
Join DWP Digital and lead the future of data engineering in one of the UK’s largest and most impactful digital environments.
You’ll join the Data Platform and Operations team within Data & Analytics, playing a pivotal role in shaping how we design, build, and evolve data platforms that support DWP’s ambition to become a truly data-driven organisation.
We’re recruiting for two key leadership roles, focused on technical leadership, engineering excellence, and building capability. You’ll lead engineers—through direct line management or technical leadership across teams—setting direction, guiding delivery, and mentoring others as we establish senior data engineering standards.
With significant platform migration and transformation underway, your role will combine hands-on engineering, technical oversight, and strategic influence. You’ll ensure our data pipelines and services are robust, scalable, and aligned to best practice, supporting services that make a real difference to millions of people across the UK.
Our Requirement
You’ll bring:
- Experience leading technical delivery of data or ETL projects, ensuring high quality, reliability, and fitness-for-purpose.
- Essential hands-on experience with Informatica Power Centre, including data integration, transformation, and management.
- Strong expertise in building and delivering data pipelines on cloud platforms (AWS preferred) using big data tools like Kafka or Spark.
- Confidence in using Python (or PySpark) and SQL to process, transform, and analyse data, as well as guiding others.
- A solid understanding of modern data platforms (such as Azure/Fabric), covering data ingestion, cleaning, structuring, and accessibility.
- Experience leading or supporting large-scale platform migrations/transformations, ensuring best practices are followed and risks are mitigated.
- Abilities to lead engineers (through line management or technical leadership), with strong coaching, mentoring, and skill development capabilities.
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Key Responsibilities
You’ll be instrumental in:
- Building and shaping senior data engineering capability, particularly fostering leadership, standards, and engineering practices within our enablement space.
- Leading engineers directly and indirectly, providing daily guidance, mentoring, and technical direction, including line management in some teams.
- Supporting platform migrations and transformations, including:
- Designing and building new pipelines and services.
- Reviewing and ensuring the quality and consistency of engineering work.
- Establishing standards and patterns for scaled delivery.
- Developing senior engineers, embedding best practices, and nurturing a culture of continuous improvement. This includes code reviews, technical coaching, and defining scalable data engineering approaches.
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Location
You’ll be based in one of our digital hubs:
- Blackpool
- Birmingham
- Leeds
- Manchester
- Newcastle
- Sheffield
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Work Model
We operate a hybrid model: blended in-office collaboration and remote working.
Salary & Benefits
- Base: Up to £68,205
- Digital Allowance: Up to £7,459 (subject to capability assessment at interview), bringing total pay to up to £75,664.
- Pension: A civil service pension with employer contributions (28.97%), worth up to £16,786/year.
Amongst other entitlements, we offer:
- Flexible working, including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies.
- Volunteer/charitable time off.
- "I Can Be Me in DWP" – committing to diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
- Savings and discount schemes (e.g., shopping, fun days out).
- Interest-free loans for bikes or transport to work.
- Sports & social activities.
- Career progression, including professional development, mentoring, and coaching.
Culture & Awards
DWP has earned recognition in diversity and inclusion:
- Diversity Employer of the Year (Computing Women Awards, 2024).
- Diverse and Inclusive Leadership (Digital Leaders Awards, 2024).
- Commended for Best Place to Work in Digital (2025).
- Best Public Sector Employer (Women in Tech Awards, 2025).
Application Process
- Apply: Complete your submission on Civil Service Jobs – follow instructions after selecting the role.
- Interview: A two-stage online assessment.
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